Aneponymous
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Lacking a surname or epithet. not-comparable
"William of Conches's Dragmaticon was initially published credited to the author "William Aneponymous", since the editor didn't know which of the many Guillaumes writing about philosophy at the time in France was responsible for the work."
Example
More examples"William of Conches's Dragmaticon was initially published credited to the author "William Aneponymous", since the editor didn't know which of the many Guillaumes writing about philosophy at the time in France was responsible for the work."
Etymology
From Latin aneponymus under influence from eponymous, from an- (“un-: not, lacking”) + eponymus (“surnamed, distinguished by an epithet”). Equivalent to an- + eponymous.
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